JE Root scored 218 in this test to provide the 131st occasion of an England captain scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 24^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century in a test innings against India.

JE Root scored 218 in this test to provide the 42nd occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against India.

JE Roots’ 218 in this test provides the tenth occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. He became the fifth England batsman to score 150 plus runs on ten or more occasions. Others are – AN Cook {11}, WR Hammond {10}, L Hutton {10} and KP Pietersen {10}

JE Root scored three centuries – 150 plus runs – in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 218 against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	M	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Sangakkara	4	200*	–	Srl	Ban	Col-PSS	03.07.07
			222*		Srl	Ban	Kandy	11.07.07
			57	192	Srl	Aus	Hobart	16.11.07
			92	152	Srl	Eng	Kandy	01.12.07
2	Hammond	3	251	DNB	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
			200	32	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29.12.28
			119*	177	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	01.02.29
3	Z Abbas	3	215	DNB	Pak	Ind	Lahore	10.12.82
			186	–	Pak	Ind	Karachi	23.12.82
			168	DNB	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	03.01.83
4	M Nazar	3	231	–	Pak	Ind	Hyd-Pak	14.01.83
			152*	–	Pak	Ind	Lahore	23.01.83
			152	–	Pak	Ind	Karachi	30.01.83
5	JE Root	3	228	1	Eng	Srl	Galle	14.01.21
			186	11	Eng	Srl	Galle	22.01.21
			218		Eng	Ind	Chennai	05.02.21

It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests after WR Hammond. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	M	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
2	Hammond	3	251	DNB	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
			200	32	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29.12.28
			119*	177	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	01.02.29
5	JE Root	3	228	1	Eng	Srl	Galle	14.01.21
			186	11	Eng	Srl	Galle	22.01.21
			218		Eng	Ind	Chennai	05.02.21

JE Root-BA Stokes forged 124 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the 156^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 67th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in India.

It also provides the 35th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India. It also provides the 15th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India in India.

It also provides the 14th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India at Chennai. It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India at Chennai.

JE Root scored 218 in this test to provide the third occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs against India at Chennai. Others are- MW Gatting – 207 in Jan 1985 and G Fowler – 201 in Jan 1985. Thus JE Root’s 218 is the highest individual score by an England batsman against India at Chennai.

It also provides the 13^th occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs against India. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring 200 plus runs against India. GA Gooch is the other England captain to score 200 plus runs against India. He had scored 333 at Lord’s in Jul 1990.

JE Root with his 218 became the first England captain to score 200 plus runs against India in India. The previous best was AN Cook’s 190 at Kolkata in Dec 2012.

JE Root’s 218 in this test provide the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	333	1	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
3	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
4	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
5	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	14 Jan 2021
6	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
7	DI Gower	215	2	Aus	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
8	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
9	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
10	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	02 Feb 1962

JE Root’s 218 in this test provide the third occasion his scoring of 200 plus runs in a test innings as England captain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	14 Jan 2021
2	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
3	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

JE Root’s three double centuries fetched him a place among the captains who have scored three or more double centuries in the annals of test cricket. He became the 12^th captain to score three or more double centuries. He also became the first England captain to perform such a feat. The following table lists all the twelve captains.

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	DC
1	V Kohli	Ind	7	7	1	1560	254*	7
2	BC Lara	Win	5	5	1	1240	400*	5
3	DG Bradman	Aus	4	4	0	917	270	4
4	MJ Clarke	Aus	4	4	2	1028	329*	4
5	GC Smith	SAF	4	4	0	1002	277	4
6	GS Chappell	Aus	3	3	0	640	235	3
7	SP Fleming	NZl	3	3	1	738	274*	3
8	M Jayawardene	Srl	3	3	1	827	374	3
9	BB McCullum	NZl	3	3	0	728	302	3
10	JE Root	Eng	3	3	1	663	228	3
11	RB Simpson	Aus	3	3	0	737	311	3
12	KS Williamson	NZl	3	3	1	689	251	3

JE Root with his 218 in this test became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a double hundred in his 100^th test. The previous best was Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 184 in the test between India and Pakistan at Bengaluru in Mar 2005

I Sharma had an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He required two more wickets for his 100 wickets. J Archer was his second wicket in this test and he became the twelfth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	63	3465.2	895	8710	350
2	Harbhajan Singh	55	2831.3	565	7624	265
3	R Ashwin	43	2092.3	463	5792	254
4	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
5	RA Jadeja	33	1470.3	414	3307	157
6	BS Chandrasekhar	32	1530.5	408	3933	142
7	BS Bedi	30	1731.5	649	3287	137
8	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
9	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
10	MH Mankad	23	1294.3	416	2733	103
11	PP Ojha	20	1070.1	262	2779	101
12	I Sharma	38	1083.4	242	3128	100

He also became the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.

No	Player	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	65	2035.1	467	5803	219
2	J Srinath	32	1005.0	248	2874	108
3	Z Khan	38	1218.1	258	3731	104
4	I Sharma	38	1083.4	242	3128	100

S Nadeem conceded 167 runs in this innings to provide the 80^th occasion of a bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 28^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings on home soil.

It also provides the 24^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs against England in a test innings on home soil and the second such occasion at Chennai.

England posted a team total of 555 for 8 at the end of the second day’s play to provide the 21^st occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the sixth occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings against India and the second such occasion at Chennai. Prior to this England has posted 652 for 7 and declared its innings closed at Chennai in Jan 1985.